Pages

Showing posts with label Diana Munoz Stewart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diana Munoz Stewart. Show all posts

Friday, April 21, 2023

Review: Hidden Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart

Author: 
Diana Munoz Stewart
Genre: Romantic Suspense
 
 Saved from a brutal childhood and adopted into a wealthy, loving family of international spies, Justice Parish trained her whole life to rescue others. But when her latest mission hits a snag, she needs a new cover fast. Unfortunately, her best solution jeopardizes a good man. A man she can’t help but admire…in more ways than one.
 
After a loss too big to bear, Sandesh Ross left Special forces and dedicated his life to founding a humanitarian group in the Middle East. Helping others isn’t cheap, so when the wealthy and smoldering Justice Parish offers to fund his charity––as long as she’s put in charge of PR––he barely hesitates. What he doesn’t know about his sexy, new benefactor could save his company while endangering not only his heart but his life


When I started to read Hidden Justice, I felt like I was reading something I had read before.  I then found out that it had previously been published under a different title, I am Justice.  I didn't realize that when I agreed to review this one. I did read through this new version, but in the end my thoughts are the same.  I'll quote my previous review here:

I Am Justice is the first book in the Band of Sisters series. It is also the debut book for this author. The series involves a secret society of assassins who seek justice for young girls who are targets by drug and sex traffickers. They are all adopted into the wealthy Parish family and teach and train in a school for girls. This book focuses on Justice's story. She is seeking revenge and redemption for the death of her sister Hope. She is sent to Jordan (the country) undercover as a PR specialist for Sandesh's humanitarian group. There she hopes to take out the men who killed her sister.

I was hoping for a good romantic suspense. While there was a lot of action and some twists, the book fell a bit short for me. I liked it , I just didn't love it. I felt like the pacing was off. The book would drag then speed up and then slow way down. There were probably parts that could have been taken out, such as the three sex scenes (one after another) in the hotel in Israel. One would have been sufficient to get the attraction point across. While I liked Justice and Sandesh, I'm not sure I totally bought them together. I was kind of hoping for a slow burn, but their relationship went way too fast for me.

The story is told through the point of view of Justice and Sandesh. I Am Justice isn't a bad start to the series. I am curious to read the next book, I Am Grace. I want to know more about the Band of Sisters.



Thursday, September 12, 2019

Blog Tour: Review of The Price of Grace by Diana Munoz Stewart

Author: Diana Munoz Stewart
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication Date: September 24, 2019

Who can you trust
When family, truth, and love are all on the line?
Gracie Parish knows the true cost of trust. Rescued as a child by the infamous Parish family, she became a member of their covert sisterhood of vigilantes. Gracie saw her most precious relationships destroyed by secrecy. She learned long ago to protect her heart as well as her family’s secrets.

Special Agent Leif “Dusty” McAllister will do anything to uncover the truth about the Parish family’s covert operations. Dusty knows Gracie is his ticket in. He’ll use everything he’s got—fair, unfair, and just plain wrong—to break through her defenses. But the more he gets to know Gracie and her family’s mission, the harder he starts to fall. Neither one is sure they’ll get out of this with their lives—or their hearts—intact.

The Price of Grace is the second book in the Black Ops Confidential series.  This is Gracie and Dusty's story.  I have to say that I did enjoy this one a bit more than the first book.  I liked Gracie and  Dusty together.  Their relationship was more believable.  The book has a lot packed into it and is full of action.  I'm not sure if I would say that this could be read as a stand alone.  It has been over a year since I read the first book and it took me a while to reorient myself to the series.  I would think that someone coming into this book first might be a bit lost.  So I recommend reading I am Justice first.  I look forward to reading the next one.


Purchase Links

About Diana Munoz Stewart

Diana Munoz Stewart is the award-winning, romantic suspense author of the Band of Sisters series, which includes I Am Justice, I Am Grace, and I Am Honor. Visit her at dianamunoz

Connect with Diana

Diana Munoz Stewart’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, September 9th: Moonlight Rendezvous and @moonlight_rendezvous
Wednesday, September 11th: Books & Spoons – excerpt
Wednesday, September 11th: The Sassy Bookster – excerpt
Thursday, September 12th: From the TBR Pile
Monday, September 16th: @barr_bookworms
Monday, September 16th: Bewitched Bookworms
Tuesday, September 17th: Stranded in Chaos
Wednesday, September 18th: @book_hangover88
Thursday, September 19th: Why Girls Are Weird
Monday, September 23rd: @_ebl_inc_
Wednesday, September 25th: The Lit Bitch – excerpt
Thursday, September 26th: Reading Reality
Friday, September 27th: Read Love Blog
Monday, September 30th: Living My Best Book Life and @livingmybestbooklife
Tuesday, October 1st: The Book Diva’s Reads
Thursday, October 3rd: Booked on a Feeling
Monday, October 7th: Book Reviews and More by Kathy – excerpt
Tuesday, October 8th: Lori’s Reading Corner – guest poststewart.com.


Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Blog Tour: I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart

Author: Diana Munoz Stewart
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Date of publication: May 2018


She’s ready to start a war
Justice Parish takes down bad guys. Rescued from the streets by the world renowned Parish family, she joined their covert sisterhood of vigilante assassins. Her next target: a sex-trafficking ring in the war-torn Middle East. She just needs to get close enough to take them down…

He just wants peace
Sandesh Ross left Special Forces to found a humanitarian group to aid war-torn countries. But saving the world isn’t cheap. Enter Parish Industriesand limitless funding, with one catch–their hot, prickly ‘PR specialist’, Justice Parish.

Their chemistry is instant and off-the-charts. But when Justice is injured and her cover blown, Sandesh has to figure out if he can reconcile their missions. With danger dogging their every move, their white-hot passion can change the world–if it doesn’t destroy them first.

I Am Justice is the first book in the Band of Sisters series.  It is also the debut book for this author.  The series involves a secret society of assassins who seek justice for young girls who are targets by drug and sex traffickers.  They are all adopted into the wealthy Parish family and teach and train in a school for girls.  This book focuses on Justice's story.  She is seeking revenge and redemption for the death of her sister Hope.  She is sent to Jordan (the country) undercover as a PR specialist for Sandesh's humanitarian group.  There she hopes to take out the men who killed her sister.

I was hoping for a good romantic suspense.  While there was a lot of action and some twists, the book fell a bit short for me. I liked it , I just didn't love it.  I felt like the pacing was off. The book would drag then speed up and then slow way down. There were probably parts that could have been taken out, such as the three sex scenes (one after another) in the hotel in Israel.  One would have been sufficient to get the attraction point across. While I liked Justice and Sandesh, I'm not sure I totally bought them together.  I was kind of hoping for a slow burn, but their relationship went way too fast for me.  

The story is told through the point of view of Justice and Sandesh as well as one of the bad guys.  I actually liked that last perspective as it added depth to the story.  The reality of what was happening to the girls gave the book a very dark feel.  I Am Justice isn't a bad start to the series.  I am curious to read the next book, I Am Grace.  I want to know more about the Band of Sisters.  


Purchase Links


About Diana Munoz Stewart


Diana Munoz Stewart is the award-winning, romantic suspense author of the Band of Sisters series, which includes I Am Justice, I Am Grace, and I Am Honor. Visit her at dianamunozstewart.com.


Connect with Diana


Diana Munoz Stewart’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, May 21st: The Book Diva’s Reads – spotlight
Tuesday, May 22nd: From the TBR Pile
Wednesday, May 23rd: A Chick Who Reads
Friday, May 25th: Bewitched Bookworms
Monday, May 28th: Books & Spoons
Tuesday, May 29th: Reading Reality
Wednesday, May 30th: The Book Disciple
Thursday, May 31st: What is That Book About – spotlight
Friday, June 1st: Moonlight Rendezvous
Friday, June 1st: @novelgrounds
Friday, June 1st: @booknerdingout
Monday, June 4th: Books a la Mode – spotlight
Wednesday, June 6th: Evermore Books
Thursday, June 7th: Read Love Blog – spotlight
Tuesday, June 5th: Stranded in Chaos
Saturday, June 9th: @jesssiereads 
Monday, June 11th: @girlandherbooks
Tuesday, June 12th: Mystery Suspense Reviews
Wednesday, June 13th: @_literary_dreamer_ 
Friday, June 14th: Why Girls Are Weird